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OREGON COURIER A, W. UIIKNKY, Publisher. OREGON CITY OREGON EVENTS OF THE MY CPITOME OF THE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS OF THE WORLD. ta Interesting Collection of Items Frum the Two Hemisphere Preaeutod la a OMdiBwl Form A Largo Amount of Information In a Small Hpeoe. News has been received that 1.600 immigrants are about to leave Naples for the United States. Two masked men entered a aaloon in Astoria and robbed the orap game of the bank roll, amounting to f 500. Governor MoGraw, of Washington, has issued a proclamation designating April 24 at Arbor day for the year 1896. An explosion ooourred in the engine room of the Murphy Varnish works, in Chicago. Several men were seriously hart and two fatally. Count Mattel, the disooverer of the system of modioine which boars his name, died in Bologne. The system was a development of homeopathy. Philip Heppner, a well-known ware houseman of Arlington, Or., commit ted suicide by shooting himself through the brain with a 8B-oaliber revolver. The honse oommittee on military affairs has decided to report favorably the resolution to bestow the rank of lieutenant-general on General Nelson A. Miles. The expedition of the Russian Geo graphical Society, equipped for the ex ploration of the Irkutsk reigon of Si beria, haa started, and will be absent three years. The first report of the battle at Monnt Mooran, April 2, stated that the Italians lost 100 killed and wounded, Now it is admitted that ten officers and 100 men were killed. W. H. M. Christie, astronomer royal, will leave London in July next, and pass through British Columiba en ronte to Japan in order to witness the eclipse there in the autumn. Canada has taken ofHoial aotion in regard to the Cree Indian matters, and the present outlook is that all Crees in the United States will be deported within the next four weeks. The Assembly has passed the bill limiting the hours of labor of women and children to sixty hours per week, and pats all establishments under con trol of the board of health. Charles Parkin and Patrick Cordi gan, two members of a wrecking orew, were struok by a fast freight train on the Pennsylvania road near Bowning ton, P., and instantly killed. - i The secretary of ' the treasury has asked for an appropriation of $3,000 to be expended under the direotlon of the United Btutes marshal of Alaska for the repair of publio buildings in Alaska. The navy department haa reoeived a report from Passed Assistant W. P. Arnold, that the black plague has made its appearanoe in Hong Kong, . .tat that the fuot is being oonoealed for business reasons. The board of health of San Francisco ma been notified that a Chinese pas enger on the Uaelio died at Yokohama Maroh 81 of the plague. The steamer jailed for San Franoisoo the same day, She will be quarantined on her arrival The Northern PaoiQo office in Spo kane has advioes that a general ad ranee in freight rates to the ooast over the transcontinental lines of about 28 per oent will be made in a few weeks, The statement oomes from unquestioned authority. James I. Doiier, on his preliminary examination on a oharge of killing Frank Kelly at Butteville, Or., on Maroh 81, was acquitted in Justioe Johsnon's oourt in Salem. The evi denoe proved that the shooting waa in elf -defense. At the oity election in Cimmaron, Kan., Mrs. O. A. Curtis was elected mayor by a small majority over Dr, Lawrence. The eleotion board is oom posed of women, who were out in full force. Mrs. Curtis is over 60 years of age and is quite wealthy. The instructions to United States - revenue vessels for the patrol of the seal waters during the coming season have been completed by the treasury depart ment, and will shortly be issued to the aptains of the vessels. They are sub stantially the same as those of last year. Dispatches from Constantinople say that an imperial irade has decreed the wholesale expusion of all Christian missionaries from Armenia, who are mainly French, and all Protestants. It is still possible, says the report, by im mediate pressure to prevent the execu tion of the decree, but no time is to be lost William Kemper and John Limpke, fOtis, Ind., eugaged in a friendly ontees ior ooxing supremacy in a aaloon at that place. After a few passes, Kemper struck Limpke in the abdomen. The injured man fell an eonsaious, and remained so until he ex pired soon after. William Biggorstaff, the murderer, waa banged in Helena, Mont, for the murder of Richard Johnson, the cham pion lighter of Montana. He exhibited aa unlooked-for coolness. The execu tion was most successful. His neck was broken, and he waa pronounced dead in 8t minutes after jerking up the body. Replying to the United States oharge d'affaires, John W.Riddle, the grand vizier and the minister of foreign af fairs of Constantinople have both de clared that they have received no in formation regarding the alleged expul sion of Rev. George W. Knapp, the American missionary, from Bitlia. It is stated that Knapp has already ar rived at Diarbekir. The local author ities wished to expel bim secretly. Kiddle is now awaiting instructions from Washington. The contract of sale of Chiuo ranch to an English syndioate has been filed for record with the county recorder of San Bernardino county, Cal. The pur chase price is $1,000,000. The sule inoludes 42,000 aores and oonsists of rich mesa and semi-moist lands in which the Cbino beet sugar factory now stands, and is one of the most fer tile traots of land in Southern Cali fornia. The state of Ohio, on and after July 1, will inflict capital punishment bj eleotrioity, the bill having passed both houses. Gustav Koerner, ex-lieutenant-governor of Illinois, and ex-minister to Spain, died in St Louis aged 87. He had a good war record. The house oommittee on territories has voted to report the New Mexioo statehood bill to the house, and also decided to defer aotion on the Airzona bill The Rome correspondent of the Lon don Chroniole says the pope sanction ed the publication of the appeal for ar bitration by Cardinals Vaugban, Lo gue and Gibbons. Senator Gallinger has introduced in the senate a bill tor the creation of a United States commission to treat with commissioners from other Christian na tions for the correction of intolerable evils in the Ottoman empire. Baron von Sohrader, master of cere monies at the Prussian oourt, is dead from injuries lnflioted by Count von Kotz, formerly one of the oourt cham berlains, in a duel fought in the vicin ity of the Neus Palais, at Potsdam, Prussia. Deputy Game Wardon Brewster, of Grand Rapids, Mioh., begun whole sale arrest of fishermen and seizure of their nets npon the oharge that the meshes are smaller than the lawful size. Nearly every fishing firm in Grand Haven is oomplained againBt Americans intending to travel in Germany and Russia this summer are advised to obtain passports at Wash ington, as the new rules make identi cation indispensable before the pass r rts are issued from the American embassies in Europe. News from Seoul says that the Cor eans are determined to exterminate the Japanese, holding them responsible for the murder of the queen. Bands of men have been organize to threaten the Japanese factories. Japan has sent warships to Fusan, and other points on the ooast The first bioyole militia oompany in the Northwest has been organized in Titooma by twenty-five members of Company C, under oommiind of Cap tain Howell. The members are prao tioing the oyoling movements adopted by the United States army. , By the explosion of 200 pounds of powder in a magazine on the 1,100-foot I level of the St Lawrenoe mine in Butte, Mont, six men lost their lives. Their names are Con G. Lowney, John Quinlan, Ed Shields, James Dwyer, John McVeigh and Patrick O'Rourke. The Taylor brothers, the oondemned murderers of the Meeks family, broke from the oounty jail in Carrolton, Mo. George Taylor made his escape, but Bill was retaken, and is again behind the bars in jail, in which the two brothers were to have been hanged to gether on April 80. John Hayes was shot and killed by. two masked robbers at Los Angeles. The men entered his store, and com pelled him to throw up his hands. They took what money there was in the oaBhdrawer, and demanded that he open the safe. He resisted and was shot in the breast and killed. In Philadelphia a regularly organi zed and equipped military bioyole oorps is now engaged in drilling and other work preparatory to embarking for Cuba. About 160 members are en rolled. Officers have been elected, and the baggage and munitions of war are now being secured. They are all Phil adelphians. Premier Bowell has introduced a bill in the Canadian senate respecting the Behring sea olaims, the object of which is to confer on the commissioners who may be appointed to investigate and orepare the olaims that will become due under the Paris award the full power of judges, with respect to the summoning of witnesses, while adju dicating upon the olaims. Robert W. Edgren, of the university of California, has again beaten the world's hammer-throwing record. From the regulation seven-foot ring he hurled a 16-pound hammer the aston ishing distanoe of 148 feet 6 inches. This was over three feet farther than the world's reoord and a foot farther than Edgren's previous trial throw. The situation in Gloucester, Eng land, where the virulent smallpox is raging, is so serious that the govern ment is likely to take charge. Up to Maroh 28 there were 700 cases, and since then there has been an increase of fifty weekly. The percentage of deaths is twenty-five, and the town is in a state of panio. The dean of Gloucester has issued an appeal for assistance. Heavy drifts of Arctio ice drove along the shore in the neighborhood of St Johns, N. F., and crowds of fish ermen started on the floes in search of seaL A wild snow storm overtook the fishermen. It is feared that many of them have been caught and will be un able to return. Much anxiety prevails for their safety. When such storms swrpt the ioe fields years ago, 20 lives were lost in a similar way. MURDEROUS INDIANS SACK A MEXICAN CITY AND KILL LOCAL OFFICIALS. Iuatlgated by Indian Lawyer, They Plot Agalli'tlh Government, on Ilia C round That the Now Btato Te Were Uncontltutlonal. City of Mexico, April IS. A tele gram from Oaxaoa City states that the rebels Indians at the town of Juquela killed all the town councilors, school teachers, local priests, chief of police and the tulegarpli operator in fuot, nearly every one holding a government place. The people are in terror. The rebels began their plotting in holy week, instigated by Indian law yers, who informed them that the new state taxes were unconstitutional, bnt the authorities paid no attention to the excitement among tbem, considering they were engaged in their drunken celebration of the season. But procur ing arms and machetes, they made a rush for the town hall. The prefect hastily closed the doors, which they soaked with petroleum and burned, thus effeotiug an entrance. They sack ed the place penetrating the private sapartments of the prefeot and grossly maltreating the women of his family and then, turning their attention to the officials and armed servants, killed and wounded several. The scene was a horrible one, as the assault took place in the early evening, and the excite. ment of the mob was indescribable. A mob of drunken Indians, after sack ing the town hall, went to the federal stamp office and assaulted it, burning down the door with petroleum, which also oommunioated fire to the entire house, placing Collector Graoiada, who was on the roof with his clerks, in a most perilous position, but they man aged to escape by the rear, jumping for their lives. Many shops were burned after being sacked, and the Indians decorated themselves with finery. They all fled on the approach of the soldiers, and are now in the hills.. The revolt is local, and will be suppressed, and the instigators of the Indians will be severely punished, as they took advan tage of their gross ignorance. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS, Two Caee Relating to the Northern Pa cific Decided. Washington, April 16. In the case of the Northern Paoifio Railway Com pany against Samuel Peterson, an opinion by Justioe Peokham, of the su preme court, today reversed the opinion of the oourt below. The cape was one for damages on account of an aooident, and the question involved was whether a seotion boss was a fellow-servant or an agent of the road. The opinion holds him to be a fellow-servant Jus tioe Peokham also delivered the opin ion of the court in the case of the Northern Paoifio Railway Company vs. G. L. Lewis. Lewis had claimed dam ages for the destruoiton of 10,000 cords of wood by a fire whioh started from a Northern Paoifio locomotive. As it appeared that the wood in question was out upon the publio domain and was located upon government land when burned, the oourt held that Lewis did not have suffioient title to it to entitle him to damages for its destruction and deoided in favor of the railway oom pany. A CI oral jr Bomb. New York, April 16. A package addressed to Theodore Roosevelt, at po, lioe headquarters, and marked "Medi oine," was brought to the general post' offioe today by a collector of mail from the downtown boxes. A postoffloe em ployee tore off the wrappings at one end, revealing the heads of several matches and bits of fuse. An examina tion showed that by a vigorous tearing apart of the wrapping paper, the matohes would be ignited and set off the fuse, whioh entered a large oraok er, filled with powder. The bomb was genuine, though not so dangerous as to have proved fatal. It was olumsily made. Gravei Wanta the Bond. Washington, April 15. William Graves, of New York, today filed in the district supreme oourt a petition for mandamus to compel Seoretary of the Treasury Carlisle to deliver to him bonds to the amount of $4,600,000 of the recent issue of 80-vear 4 per cents. The petition sets out that he bid for this amount at $116 839, and complied with all the regulations; that his bid was also accepted, and that the origi nal notice of allotment was not sent to him, as to the other bidders, and although requested, no allowanoe was made by the department for time lost by the negligent act of the department in misdirecting the offloial allotment notice. Charged With Murdering Infanta. London, April 14. A sensational arrest naa Deen maae at neciaine or a woman named Dyer, and her son-in-law Palmer, charged with murdering a number of infants. The bodies of six children, who had been apparently strangled to death, have been recovered from the Thames. Seventeen children are known to have been committed to the care of Mrs. Dyer and her son-in-law, Palmer, since Christmas, the whereabouts of only four can be ascer tained. Too Many Contract. Washington, April 16. The senate oommittee on commerce baa been con sidering the river and harbor bill fur several days. It is understood that considerable opposition has developed to the many contracts provided for in the bill.and that there is quit a strug gle over that particular feature. It is claimed more contracts are authorised than one bill ought to carry. i STRIKERS ARE QUIET. No Attempt Have Keen Muile to Take FUh on the Lower Itlver. Astoria, Or., April 14. Since the opening of the fishing seasou no at tempts have been made to catch salmon on the lower river, and, us far as can be judged, there is not the slightest danger of any trouble between the fishermen and the authorities. On the Washington side, among the tiaps in Baker's bay, no fish have been taken, except such as were necexsary for con sumption t y the fishermen, and there is little likelihood of any fishing being done until either prices stiffen con siderably or the fishermen and trap owners are actually compelled to begin operations, on account of inability to secure supplies. This morning a committee from the fishermen's union called upon Sheriff Hare and assured bim that the Usher men bad no desire to cause trouble, or commit any breach of the peace, and that, if any disturbance was caused by outside influences, he (the sheriff) could depend upon the members of the union to assist Dim in preserving the peace. At their request, Sheriff Hare investi gated the truth of the report that local fish dealers were not permitted to ex pose salmon for sale, and the dealers in formed him that they bad no intima tion that any objection had been raised by the members of the union to their selling as many fish as they could dis pose of. The report that the union men had determined upon such a course was reoeived with incredulity by many here, who sympathize with the fisher men in their strike, and caused no in considerable anger among the fisher men themselves. The managers of the three local fish markets published a card in this afternoon's paper denounc ing the story as absolutely false, and threby assisted materially in strength ening the position of the fishermen. CUT THEIR WAY OUT. Desperate Encounter Between English Troopa and Matabeles. Buluwayo, April 14. Details have been received here of Captain Brand's encounter with the Matabeles, as the result of whioh he suffered a reverse and was compelled to ask fqr assistance from Buluwayo. The Matabeles surrounded and at tacked Captain Brands' column, con sisting of 180 men, whioh bad been sent to relieve Gwanda, twenty-eight miles south of here, on the Tuli road. Captain Brand formed a laager for the purpose of offering a bettter defense againBt the attack. Some desperate fighting ensued. The enemy were found to be well armed with Martini rifles, and they returned a strong and well-aimed fire against Captain Brand Maxim gun, with such good effeot that it was disabled. Captain Brand's ammunition 'ran short, and the fleroe attack of the Mat abeles continuing, the situation of his force began to grow desperate. Tbey were finally obliged to fight their way through the enemy's line. Tbey sue oeeded in cutting their way out with loss of five troopers killed and sixteen wounded. It is estimated that 160 the Matabeles were killed. Of In response to Captain Brand's mes sage oalling for assistance, a relief 260 men, with artillery, was dispatch ed as quickly as possible. This force met Captain Brand's column returning, Bklrnilthel Near Havana. Havana, April 16. Colonel Tort has been engaged south of Melana, prov- inoe of Havana, with about 2,000 in surgents under Masso and Carrillo. The enemy left twenty killed, and re. tired with sixty wounded. It is stated that the insurgent leader, Cardenas, is seriously wounded. Maximo Gomez is now said to be in the Santo Espiritus distirot, province of Santa Clara. Gen. eral Aroles personally oversees every detail and passed the whole night yes' terday in watching the military line across the provinoe of Pinar del Rio, Three soldiers were tried by court' martial for mutiny. A dispatch from Matanzas today announces that the in surgent incendiary, Mesa, was shot there this morning. It is reported that it was Colazo, the insurgent leader, who, with 800 men, set fire to the town of Santiago de las Vegas onTues day last. The government has ordered a horse levy and win puronaBe ior ready cash here all horses not required for business purposes. They must be delivered to the authorities within short period, and those who fail to oom ply with the order will be oonsidered traitors and their horses will be oonfis oated. Broke Through a Treatle. Louisville, Ky., April 15. A special to the Times from Mitchell says: Five men were instantly killed and two others were so badly injured that they will die before night, in a bridge aoci- dent half a mile from Bedford Juno tion, on the Belt railroad, on whioh the stone from Bedford Junction quarry is transferred from one road to an other, at 0 o'clock this morning. The tarin broke through the trestle. The dead are: Charles Ogden, conductor; Sherman Carpenter, fireman; Warren, Leonard, Masterwn, Be vines In jured: Charles Davis, engineer; Men. zer. A Bneceaafnl expedition. Key West, Fla., April 14. News was reoeived here last night of the landing on Cuban soil of the expedition oommanded by Colonel Monson A. Guerre, who bad 45 men, 800 rifles. 400.000 cartridges and a large amount of dynamite. Although the expedition cost but $50,000. it is considered as important as those of Garcia and Col- lasoo, because no money was spent on a steamer for it Dr. Peters, the African explorer, is about to undertake a new explora tion of Somaliland in the interest of a number of wealthy Americana. CONGRESSIONAL' N WS ROUTINE WORK OF THE FIFTY FOURTH SESSION. Substance of the KID and Kesolutlon. Introduced In the Heuate and Mouse -Condenaed Itecord of the Doings of the National Lawinakera-Henate. Washington, April 11. The senate oommittee on appropriations today re ported the naval appropriation bill. The principal amendments are as fol lows: For testing the methods of throwing high explosives from guns ou board ship with ordinary velocities, $50,000; for the purchase of additional lund adjoining the naval stution at Port Royal, S. C, $5,000; for paving the streets at Annapolis academy, $18, 000, and also a provision directing the board of visitors to the academy to ex amine and report upon the advisability of purchasing additonal lund for the academy. The senate today took up the pension cases on the calendar and passed a large number of tbem. Washington, April 13. In the sen ate toduy Call stated that inquiries had been made of him by Eugene V. Debs, and other labor leaders, as to whether the senate judiciary oommit tee was taking any iction in restric tion of the power of federal judges. Hoar, ohairman of the judiciary oom mittee, sa.d all the members believed some comprehensive legislation in this line was needed, and several plans were under consideration. Mitchell, of Oregon, reported a resolution provid ing for the payment of the salaries of Senators Mantle, of Montana, and Clark, of Wyoming, from Maroh 4, 181)3, the date when the senatorial seats of those states became vacant Call presented a joint resolution on erning the imprisonment of Mrs. May brick, requesting the president to inter vene with the British authorities to wards securing her release. After con siderable debate the resolution went to the judiciary oommittee. Washington, April 15. In the sen ate Hoar, from the oommittee on judio iary, reported back Call's resolution proposing intervention in the case of Mrs. Muybriok. "I ask indefinite post ponement of the resolution," said Hoar. The report was read, and it re cited briefly that the proposed inter vention was not a subject within the jurisdiction of the senate. A vote was about to be taken on indefinitely post poning Call's resolution when Allen suggested that it would be well to wait until the author of the resolution was present Thereupon the resolution went to the oalendur. A lengthy dis ousBion took place over awarding the oontraot for the Patent Offioe Gazette. Cullom presented a partial agreement from the conferenoe oommittee on leg islative, executive and judioial appro priation bills. Teller and Mitchell presented the majority and the minor ity views on the bankruptcy bill. Bur rows was then recognized in support of the olaim of Dupont to a seat in the senate. Borne. " . Washington, April 11. The house today after debating the bill to abolish oompulsory pilotage on saling vessels engaged in the ooastwise trade, defeat ed the measure by a large majority 58 to 117. The District of Columbia appropriation bill, whioh was recom mitted early in Maroh, after a pro tracted fight against appropriations for prviate and sectarian charitable institu tions, was brought into the house to day with the speoifio appropriations stricken out, and containing in lieu thereof an appropriation of a lump sum for oharities, to be expended under the direotion of the District commissioners, with the proviso that no part of the ap propriation should go to institutions in ecclesiastical or sectarian oontrol. The feature of ( the debate was a vigorous attaok on the A. P. A. by Fitzgerald. Washington, April 13. Hainer re ported the fortification appropriation bill. The bill provides for fortifica tions and other works of defense for their armanent and the heavy ordnance for trial service for the flsal year which begins next July. It reoommends speoifio appropriations amounting to $5,842,000, and in addition authority is given the secretary of war to make contracts for the further expenditure of $5,642,000 by the engineer and I ordnance departments, making the total authorized expenditure $11,384, 000. The war department estimates, on which the bill is based, amounted to $8,047,000. Washington, April 15 The bouse spent the day transacting business re lating to the District of Columbia. Several bills were passed. It was the intention of Bartlett to call up today his bill to authorize raoing in the Dis trict of Columbia, but be was given no opportunity to do so. It is said he will ask unanimous consent for the consid eration of the bill tomororw. Some preliminary routine business was trans acted. A bill was passed to pay the heirs of John Reuben, late United States attorney for the middle district ui muurnre, .bu, ueiug uie umauoe : f compensation due bim. The house , then proceeded with the consideration of the district business. After passing a number of district bills, the quorum failed, and, at 4:80 the house ad journed. Killed by Hit Hired Man. Xenis, O., April 14. John Cotton, farm hand, shot Elsa Bryan, his em ployer, through the heart yesterday, near Jamestown. Cotton became en raged because Bryan told bin to clean the stable better. He gave himself up and claimed Bryan attacked him with pitchfork. Microscopists snd entomologists say that the flea mouth is situated exactly between bis fore legs. BROUGHT TO A CRISIS. Tilt' I renlilent Haiti to Have a Note to Spain. Addre . a Cbl'MO, April 13. A dispatch to the Ti ms-Herald from Washington At lust I'-esident Cleveland has tt.kmi action in ! ehalf of Cuba. Ed I ks innJe to Sp.,.n a formal prop it ion t.in.c the gooti offices of the 1'iiitM trail's bo uooepted in medial u u be tween that country and her re. n il ions colony in the Vest Indies. Tht proposition whs nude in a cablegram of inetrnciionajo our minister at Mad rid, Air. Ujrbnia Taylor, which wh. dispntci. ud today. No diplooiulio dis patch of equal impoitanoe bus li ft thin capital since Secretary Olnny' note to the British government on the Vene zuela boundary question was si'tit last summer. It brings to a orisis the rela tions between the United States and Spain, which have been unsettled since the outbreak of the Cuban rebel lion. The note thourougbly explains the attitude of the United States, and the reasons whioh have led to this action., The principal points of the dispatch are: First The president offers the good offices of the United States government in mediation between Spain and the in surgents, with a view to a settlement of the trouble and to bring about peace in Cuba. Seoond The note recalls the corre spondence between this government and Spain at the time of the ten years' war, when President Grant and Seore tary Fish proposed mediation and the Spanish government, though declining to accept it, proposed certain reforms in Cuba. The faot that the United States was in part instrumental in bringing about that settlement, and the oharge that the Spanish government had not kept its promises are given as the reasons why the United State now has a right to be heard in the case. Third It is pointed out that the present rebellion in Cuba has assumed a muoh more serious aspect than any former insurrection the insurgents hav ing apparently taken posession of the island, except Havana, and a small seo tion round about Spain is assured of the fact that the ' United States is aotuated by only dis interested motives and by a desire through friendship to bring about a more paoifio and satisfactory state of affairs in the island. Spain is urged to accept our good offices in the spirit in whioh they are tendered, and the hope is expressed that the Spanish gov ernment will see its way to granting re form in Cuba. The president does not ask Spain to grant the independence of Cuba, nor does he suggest that home rule be ac corded the people of that island. He leaves all these questions to be dis cussed after Spain shall have expressed a willingness to aooept mediation. A CRAZED HUSBAND. Murdered Hia Entire Family Killed Hlmaelf. Muskeogon, Mioh., April 13. News has been reoeived from Pent water of a bold attempt on the life of William O. Sands, president of the Sands & Max well Lumber Company, last night When he was within a few yards from home, H. B. Minohall jumped from be hind aoorner, and commenced shooting at him. Sands ran aoross the street to bis home, the would-be assassin keeping up the fire. Five shots were fired, three hitting him in the right arm and one in the leg. Minohell immediatly went home, shot his wife and children, and then took bis own life. The officers found Minohall's resi dence locked and broke the door. A horrible sight was presented. Mrs. Minohall was lying on the floor of the siting-room with a bullet hole in her temple. Near her was the dead body of her daughter, Ruby, about 18 years old.' In the corner lay Minohall, with, an empty revolver clutched in his hand. He, too, was dead. In an ad joining bedroom was found the bodies of George, aged 4. and his infant brother. They were in bed together, and death evidently came upon them while they slept Minohall was an insurance agent and an attorney. He left a long letter. mo gist oi wnicn is that Sands prom ised him all his company's business and now demanded a third of the com mission. Hinchall was badly involved, and his extreme love for his family prompted him to kill them rather than see them suffer. Mr. Sands died as 7:20 this evening. To Buy Their Own Wheat. Milwaukee, April 13. At a secret meeting of. millers belonging to the oombine, a oompaot was formed by which all the higher grade of wheat to be used in the mills of Milwaukee will be purohased from the dealers by one man, who is a joint agent of all the mills in the city. Graindealers allege a discrimination in milling wheat from to 1 oent a bushel against the Mil waukee market, and in favor of Minn- apolis on thebaBis of the freight differ- wiuj. xue new ueai IS declared tt ave paved the way for the Dulnth- ana uem mius to join the millers' combine, from which they have thia far held aloof. It was rumored this afternoon that Faist, Kraus Co. had at last joined the combine of millers but one member of the firm stated that they had not done so as yet The fir, however, is connected with the wheat buying scheme. The Irado Repealed. London, April 15. Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs George N Curzon, replying to question in the house of commons today, said the charge d'af faires at Constantinople. John w Pi die, bad been informed by the Turkish government that the irade MMiiin- mission ires had been repealed. '